Following mothers and children in Jiaxing, China, to study early growth
Follows mothers and their children from pregnancy through early childhood to study growth and feeding.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: The Jiaxing Birth Cohort in China
Key facts
- Where
- Hangzhou, ChinaSee the site
Where in China
- Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, ChinaTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Zhejiang University
- Trial code
- NCT03217656
- Record updated
- 23 January 2018
- Original description
The Jiaxing Birth Cohort (JBC) is the largest prospective cohort study to explore prenatal risk factors, early life feeding practice and growth pattern/ adiposity in Chinese children.Between 1999 and 2013, 338 413 mother-child pairs were recruited in Jiaxing area in south-east China.Children of the recruited women were followed up at 1-2, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months of age, and subsequently followed up every 6 months to 36 months of age (toddler stage), and every year to 6-7 years of age before they went to school (pre-school stage). Follow-up rate was 70.8% at the toddler stage and 68.9% at the pre-school stage up to June 2013.Read full original descriptionShow less
The Jiaxing Birth Cohort in China
The Jiaxing Birth Cohort (JBC) is the largest prospective cohort study to explore prenatal risk factors, early life feeding practice and growth pattern/ adiposity in Chinese children.Between 1999 and 2013, 338 413 mother-child pairs were recruited in Jiaxing area in south-east China.Children of the recruited women were followed up at 1-2, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months of age, and subsequently followed up every 6 months to 36 months of age (toddler stage), and every year to 6-7 years of age before they went to school (pre-school stage). Follow-up rate was 70.8% at the toddler stage and 68.9% at the pre-school stage up to June 2013.
Inclusion: Pregnant women came to clinic visit at one of the local hospitals during pregnancy at Jiaxing area; Pregnant women were followed up during pregnancy and their children were born alive at local hospital or clinics.
Exclusion: Those who did not want to participant; The infant was dead at the birth; Those pregnant mothers who dropped out during follow-up at pregnancy or moved out of the Jiaxing area.